Ventilated hat



Dec. 25, 1951 A. M. RUSSELL VENTILATED HAT Filed Nov.v 28, 1949 IN V EN TOR.

Patented Dec. 25, 1951 UNITED ?A.T;-EFN T 2-,'5s0,32a

YENTILATED HAT PA-saM.-Russell, Los nngem osur.

Application November 28, 1949, Serial him-129,243 olaims. (01; 2-176) This invention xrelates tola ventilated :hat.

'. More specifically speakingfthe invention pertains toan improved assembly... in a 'hat ventilating structure, of relatively adjustable multi-aper tured members whereby the amount of air admitted to the head of the wearerv oi the hat'can be regulated in a more satisfactory manner.

.This invention also pertains to. a new article oi manufacture consisting .of aband having a series conveniently operated while the'lhat is in place v upon the head of the wearer; to provide, an ad: 'justa'ble' hat ventilating means that willaid in keeping the hat properly contoured; and to pro-. vide an improved, normally concealedimeansifor manually operating .the adjustable member -o the'air vent controlling means.

Another object is to provide for-using- Celluloid f in an advantageous manner in the iconstruction of the adjustable memberj'of the-hat'ventilating structure. 7

Further objects include providing a smoother,

apertm'ed'ventilating band that can be more readily slidably adjusted and which is of amois tureproof character.

"Other objects, advantages andfeatures=of invention will hereinafter appear.

Referring to the-"accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred. embodiment of the inven-' tion,

Fig. 1 is an outside perspectiveview-of a hat equipped with the device, the latter'being adjusted to :thenon-ventilating position.

.Fig. .4 is: al-iragmentary cross "section on line l- -v LofiFig'fl.

31Fig. '5' is, a perspective view of "the ventilating hand per se.

Referring in detail to the'drawing, the'felt'ha't shownfin Fig. 1 comprises a body portionty-rimt and band '1 of the usual external appearance except that a circumferential'ly" extending series of diamond shaped openings 8 are shown through said band; these openings-at all times registering with like openings 9 through the lower partof the 'hatbody and openings through thesweat band I2.

"Interposed between the hat "band '1 "and lower part of the hatbody-E is an endless Celluloid-band If! which is somewhat narrower than the hat band 1. Rows of stitches +4-and l5, not necessarily continuous, extend respecti-v'elyalong the upper and lower edge portions' of the band T to secure it to the-hat body *5 and said-endless Celluloid-band occupies the space between said rows "of stitches in a circumferentlally adjustable manner.

Said Celluloid'band has at series of diamond shaped openings [6 extending throu houtits cir curriferehcapositioned to be brought more :or less into registry with the-already mention'd registeringopeningsB, Sand 1 l,'=so that a series of' openings of the desired size-maWbe-oaueed to extend completely I through the lowenpart :of the hat; or else intact portions of saidband l3..may.:be

interposedhetween the openings, of the hat body and hat band' 'l thus excluding external air from the head of the-wearer.

The aforesaid circumferential adjustment of the Celluloid band i3 is manually .effected by using a ring I 8 anchored .at'1t9 tethemidwidth "portion 'of the" exterior -surface of 2 the Celluloid Fig. 2is an enlarged, elevational view of the band portion of the hat the spartof. the hat there'- above'lbe'ing mostly broken away to contract -the flap usable :normally to concealsaid means.

Fig. :3 :isi'an inside perspective view of .hat v shown in Fig. 1, but with the ventilating band" in the fully ventilating position.

band is at apart of said bandwhere its openings 1 B are'more widely sspaoedzapart. .Some adhesive or a very: tenacious characterashould 'bernsedto anchor said ring to'saidehand gandyet such cement should be s'ufficiently flexible. to allow the ring to be swnng through an angle of ninety degrees in relation to the :band towhich it :is attached. .The use "of a cement of the kind stated to attachv-the ring to the "band is desirable because *itfiis not feasible to-sew the-ring to the Celluloid "or Celluloid-like material which "is used to construct the band.

order to afford operativeclearance-for said ring a longitudinally extending slot 2| is cut through the .midwidth portion of that part of thehat hand 7! that would otherwise at all times overlie said ring "f8, thus afiording'convenient manual access to the ring after it has been fed through said slot. Normally said ring and slot 2| are concealed by an end portion 22 of the hat band bow 23. Said bow portion 22 carries an internally folded back free end portion 24 provided with a button-hole 25 with which cooperates a button 26 attached to all adjacent part of the hat band I,

If it is desired to use stitching to attach the ring 18 to the band I3, that may be done by first making a group of perforations through said band where the ring is to be attached, and passing through said perforations the thread used to sew on the ring.

Preparatory to applying the invention to hats already manufactured a series of circumferentially spaced apart diamond shaped holes will first be punched through that part of the hat which comprises the hat band i, sweat band l2 and intervening zone of the hat body, and also the slot 2| and button-hole 25 will be formed in the hat band, both the latter apertures being preferably reinforced by marginal stitching, as shown. Then, the upper hat band stitches l4 having been removed, the Celluloid band l3 will be pushed down over the crown of the hat and inside the band 1 until the lower edge of said band rests upon the lower row of stitches l5, as shown in Fig. 4, thus bringing the apertures through the Celluloid band into an alinable relation to the apertures made by the aforesaid punching operation. Then the band 13 can be slid around the crown 5 of the hat to place the diamond shaped apertures in varying degrees of fully opening or closing the corresponding apertures of the crown 5, sweat band I2 and outer hat band I. Then it will only remain to attach the button 26 to the hat band 1 in a position to be used to button down the flap 24; and to reapply the upper row of hat band stitches i4, and the remodeled hat will be ready for use. It will be understood that the operating ring IE will be fed through the slot 2| when the ventilating band l3 has been fully inserted.

It will be observed that the cooperating dia-' mond shaped openings through the adjustable band I3 and hat structure adjacent thereto afford means for ventilating the scalp through a wide range of adjustment, only a slight ventilation being afforded when only point portions of the openings l6 through the band [3 are caused to register with the diamond shaped openings through the non-adjustable parts of the hat. All of the diamond shaped openings are arranged with their point portions directed circumferentially of the basal part of the hat.

Owing to the adjustable band being made out of Celluloid or Celluloid-like material, it does not suffer'injury when moistenedby sweat, it slides very freely from one adjusted position to another and it does not wear'the adjacent parts of the hat with which it slidably contacts, and it is not injured if the hat is folded up. Also, when made of Celluloid, it can readily be obtained in various colors.

Preparatory to operating the adjustable ventilating band the user will unbutton the bow portion 22 and will .then take hold of the ringl8. Then he will s ide the Celluloid band in the direction and to the extent necessary to provide the desired amount of ventilation to his scalp. After doing this he will button down the flap to conceal the ring. On cold mornings the Celluloid band may be adjusted to close all vents and as the tem 4 perature rises the air vents may be opened to the extent desired by adjusting the band l3 for that purpose while the hat remains on the head of the wearer.

I claim:

1. In a ventilated hat structure, an endless band located between the outside band of the hat and the lower part of the body portion of the hat, said'outside band having a bow portion which normally overlies a longitudinally slotted part of the latters band, an operating projection carried by said endless band and located within the slot of the outside band, said endless band having a series of ventilating apertures extending throughout its circumference which by manu ally sliding said endless band by means of said projection can be brought more or less into registry with alined openings between the said body portion and the outside band which are located internally and externally respectively of said endless band, said bow portion of said outside band comprising a flap deflectable to and from an overlying concealing relation to said slot and projection.

2. The subject matter of claim 1, and said flap having an infoldable free end portion carrying a button-hole and said outside hat band carrying a button onto which said free end portion of the flap, while infolded, can be buttoned.

3. In a ventilated hat having a body portion and an outside band, there being ventilating openings through said body portion and outside band continuously in register with each other, an

endless band located between said body portion '35 and outside band, said endless band having a series of ventilating apertures extending throughout its circumference and, for the purpose of placing its said ventilating apertures in varying degrees of fully opening or closing the first recited ventilating openings, being manually slidable around said body portion of the hat, and a sweat band having a series of apertures extending throughout its circumference alining with the openings of said body portion and outer band.

4. As an article of manufacture, an endless hat ventilating-band of smooth form retaining material having a series of ventilating apertures extending throughout its circumference, and an external projection between two adjacent apertures, said projection consisting of a ring one side portion of which is fastened to said endless band, said ring being manually graspable for use in circumferentially adjusting said band, said band being made of a Celuloid-like material and said ring being secured thereto by a tenacious flexible cement that allows the ring to be swung through an angle of ninety degrees to and from flatwxse engagement with the band.

ASA M. RUSSELL.

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